Mariners Moose Tracks, 4/30/25: Jonny Farmelo, Jorge Polanco, and Daulton Varsho

Checking in on the latest news from around baseball.

Hello everyone! We’ve made it to the final day of April. Here’s what you need to know as another Wednesday begins in earnest.

In Mariners news...

• Davy Andrews at Fangraphs dove into the changes at the plate Jorge Polanco has made this season and opines on whether or not his newfound success is sustainable.
• Our very own John Trupin (and Timothy Jackson) gave an overview on new Mariners call-up Logan Evans for Baseball Prospectus. ($)
• Top Mariners outfield prospect Jonny Farmelo, who missed the second half of last season with a torn ACL, was officially assigned to the AquaSox yesterday to kick off his 2025 campaign.
• Get ready for the Blue Jay fan invasion...

Around the league...

• The White Sox are so bad that they’d rather you directed your attention to a different Chicago sports team instead of them right now — check out their new Bulls-inspired City Connect jerseys.
• To celebrate the 30th year anniversary of Coors Field, the ESPN staff spoke to current and former pitchers to hear about their experiences pitching in a hitter’s haven.
• This year’s Milwaukee Brewers squad features several players with midwest ties, making them even more of a hometown team than usual.
• Kiri Oller at Fangraphs conducted important statistical analysis to find out which players do well during Bark at the Park nights and which ones are howling in frustration at their poor performance.
• And this happened in his first game of the season.

• Former Mariner Steve Cishek admitted that the only player he plunked intentionally was another former Mariner.